appalling
[adjective]
Synonyms: horrifying, alarming, awful, daunting, dreadful, fearful, frightful, horrible, shocking, terrifying

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Antonyms: reassuring
Contrasted words: assuring, heartening, inspiriting
Related Words: daunting, dismaying, horrifying, bewildering, confounding, dumbfounding

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English Thesaurus: terrible/awful, horrible, appalling, disgusting, lousy, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ap‧pal‧ling /əˈpɔːlɪŋ $ əˈpɒː-/ adjective

1. very unpleasant and shocking Synonym : terrible:
She suffered appalling injuries.
He was kept in appalling conditions in prison.
an appalling famine

2. very bad Synonym : atrocious:
The weather was absolutely appalling.
—appallingly adverb:
He behaved appallingly.
an appallingly difficult job

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

appalling
adj.
VERBS be, look, sound
ADV. really, truly | absolutely, the most, quite, utterly They had to wait for hours in the most appalling weather.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

terrible/awful (also dreadful especially British English) very bad:
The journey was terrible – it took six hours.
The food was good but we had terrible service.
It’s such an awful programme! How can you watch it?
He looked dreadful.
horrible very bad and unpleasant – used especially when something has a strong effect on you and you feel shocked, annoyed, or sick:
This soup tastes horrible.
I got a horrible shock when I saw the bill.
a horrible accident
a horrible thing to say to someone
appalling terrible – especially in a way that is shocking. Appalling is stronger and a little more formal than terrible or horrible:
The refugees are living in appalling conditions.
The teacher said my handwriting was appalling.
disgusting terrible – used about a taste, smell, habit etc, often one that makes you feel sick:
The smell was disgusting and I had to go out.
Do you have to bite your nails? It’s a disgusting habit.
lousy informal terrible – used especially to express annoyance:
I’ve had a lousy day at the office.
This area is a lousy place to live.
hopeless very bad and difficult – used when there is no chance of success or improvement:
We were trying to pay off our debts but it was a hopeless situation.
He was given the almost hopeless task of trying to negotiate a ceasefire.
diabolical British English extremely bad – used to express great disapproval of an action or event:
The prices are diabolical.
a diabolical waste of money
McAndrew gave a diabolical performance on Saturday.

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